Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[avocadoontoast]

Corey Allen to dogs 3 yrs.effective immediately.channel 7 reporter on Twitter.how do I post from there?Michelle bishop is the reporter

Plodder. Hopoate must be on the move then.

Not sure I’d call Allen a plodder. I think he’s a good signing.

 

[cochise]

impacted his form

Wasn't Lucy on the right with BJ to begin and cos that didn't work defensively, they switched Garner over?

Unfortunately I think that was detrimental for Luke's game. He was much better on the left next to the other Luke.

Unfortunately if switching sides affects his entire game that bad then maybe he should work on it, seems a weak excuse for me some of his defence was very ordinary and I really like Garner. Luc played both edges well, they just couldn’t afford having him next to Benji and Joey.

Maybe with Benji gone and a fitter Joey they can move him back to the right, but I’d prefer to see Blore given a shot too.

Sorry mate but that sounds like a pretty poor argument to me.
They moved Luke Garner to the right because defensively Lucy on the right side was not a real good combination with Benji and Joey.
The same could be said about Lucy needing to work on his game.
The fact that Luke Garner stayed on the right for the rest of the season suggests to me that it was thought that he was a better option there than Lucy even if it was to the detriment of his game.
I like both Luke and Lucy but I think a lot of people have been a bit too critical of Luke at times.
Agree on wanting to see Blore get a shot,

Garners attack suffered moving to the right and there’s no real excuse for it besides him just not stepping up this year, moving sides shouldn’t affect his running game that much. Defensively they thought it was better that way and I agree hence keeping thek that way. With Benji gone they can be swapped back if they feel like it.

Switching sides definitely affects your attack.most centres/backrowers have a foot they prefer steeping off and hitting a certain shoulder of the defender.
Especially players who hold the ball under their arm.
You could be right about him not stepping up,because it definitely looked like that.

No doubt players prefer playing on one side, but he didn’t adjust at all, surely after a whole season hes figured out how Benji plays and how to run off him? Benji has quality service and Garner never seemed to run the right lines for him. I think he wasn’t up to standard in that regard and once he’s back on the left he should be fine again.

Trouble with running to a hole with Benji is half the time you are likely to run into each other when he runs across as you're getting cramped for room with your centre and winger near the sideline.

I don't completely agree with that, people also need to know how to run off him. Ellis and Lawrance thrived for years running off Benji.

 

[gallagher]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

 

[Roar_Power]

Corey Allen to dogs 3 yrs.effective immediately.channel 7 reporter on Twitter.how do I post from there?Michelle bishop is the reporter

Plodder. Hopoate must be on the move then.

More likely DWZ

 

[WswWt]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

They are just recruiting players with little upside and for high prices.

 

[gallagher]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

They are just recruiting players with little upside and for high prices.

The three origin backs have little upside?

 

[WswWt]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

They are just recruiting players with little upside and for high prices.

The three origin backs have little upside?

Allan is good but not great and can’t see him improving much more, JAC won’t be good without a good spine, the halves are unproven. Meh they’re spending large that’s all

 

[Rowdy12]

Allan isn’t good. He constantly got put in 2 on 1s by Cody Walker, simply drew and pass and people went nuts over him. Watch him at the dogs, it’s a dud signing

 

[Cairnstigers]

Corey Allen to dogs 3 yrs.effective immediately.channel 7 reporter on Twitter.how do I post from there?Michelle bishop is the reporter

Plodder. Hopoate must be on the move then.

More likely DWZ

We Finally got our fullback

 

[gallagher]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

They are just recruiting players with little upside and for high prices.

The three origin backs have little upside?

Allan is good but not great and can’t see him improving much more, JAC won’t be good without a good spine, the halves are unproven. Meh they’re spending large that’s all

I said better than us. How will our unproven forwards go without a spine?

 

[JC99]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

Yep. Players seem to like Barrett for some reason - he was awful last time he was a head coach, no amount of good signing will fix that.

 

[gallagher]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

Yep. Players seem to like Barrett for some reason - he was awful last time he was a head coach, no amount of good signing will fix that.

Probably not, unless they buy him any outdoor table.

 

[avocadoontoast]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

They are just recruiting players with little upside and for high prices.

The three origin backs have little upside?

Allan is good but not great and can’t see him improving much more, JAC won’t be good without a good spine, the halves are unproven. Meh they’re spending large that’s all

If we made the signings they have it would be very well received on here...

 

[Newtown]

Over the past few seasons WT always seem to be without a reliable goa; kicker. Think how many tines the club have lost close matches because of this missing link. There is still time but 2021 appears to be heading in the same direction.

 

[JC99]

Dogs recruiting better than us.

Yep. Players seem to like Barrett for some reason - he was awful last time he was a head coach, no amount of good signing will fix that.

Probably not, unless they buy him any outdoor table.

Barrett also has the journos behind him. They haven’t said a bad word about him in forever, in fact they’ve tried to credit all of Penrith’s success to him. He was awful at manly

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Allan isn’t good. He constantly got put in 2 on 1s by Cody Walker, simply drew and pass and people went nuts over him. Watch him at the dogs, it’s a dud signing

Did anyone watch Allan in the origin ? Pretty sure he single handedly kept nsw in it . It reminded me of when Hodges debuted . Only Hodges was always going to be special .Allan would not have played if Mbye was fit .
And you all think Mbye is woeful . So where does that leave Allan ?

 

[facepalmer]

I dunno I see a lot of upside in Douehi as a goalkicker. Dude kicked some sensational goals last season and gets real good contact. Just need practice and he'll be above average.

 

[Rowdy12]

Allan isn’t good. He constantly got put in 2 on 1s by Cody Walker, simply drew and pass and people went nuts over him. Watch him at the dogs, it’s a dud signing

Did anyone watch Allan in the origin ? Pretty sure he single handedly kept nsw in it . It reminded me of when Hodges debuted . Only Hodges was always going to be special .Allan would not have played if Mbye was fit .
And you all think Mbye is woeful . So where does that leave Allan ?

I would take Mbye at fullback over him without question

 

[Eca]

Mbye trained a lot at hooker previous preseason? Hoping he is training full on at FB this time & maybe we'll get some value from him this year.
To be fair, in attack at centre, he has to play a role and positional play vs a free role at FB. His defense positional play and tackling I thought was solid in any position.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Allan isn’t good. He constantly got put in 2 on 1s by Cody Walker, simply drew and pass and people went nuts over him. Watch him at the dogs, it’s a dud signing

Did anyone watch Allan in the origin ? Pretty sure he single handedly kept nsw in it . It reminded me of when Hodges debuted . Only Hodges was always going to be special .Allan would not have played if Mbye was fit .
And you all think Mbye is woeful . So where does that leave Allan ?

I would take Mbye at fullback over him without question

Me too man . I don’t mean to denigrate the kid , but he played reserve grade all this year and last, and wouldn’t have even been a thought of origin of LM was fit . I’m glad he made origin , but it was definitely a similar situation to that 97 series .

Good luck to him . I hope he plays well , but I do not think he’s better than Paul Momirovski , let alone anyone in our starting lineup. He has been on the market for this long because most other teams , including us , would rather someone else . None of the dogs signings inspire me with anything close to confidence . Including Cotric . A lot of kids move form Canberra to Sydney and it messes with them . Especially if the dogs lose a few games . Which they will . Cause thier forwards are still the worst pack in the game . It doesn’t matter who plays in the backs , if you can’t cross the 50m line.